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GARMENT FITTING PATTERN.

No. 526,380. Patented Sept. 25, 1894 INVENTO/b ATTORNEYS (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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GARMENT FITTING PATTERN. No. 526,380. R' Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

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'NITED STATES PATENT OF IQE.

SIMON CHRISTIANSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT- FITTING PATTERN.

EPEGIFICATION forming part of Iletters Patent No. 526,380, dated September 25, 1894..

Application filed November 14,1893. Serial No. 490,952. a model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON CHRISTIANSEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Garment.

Fitting Pattern; of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to garment fitting patterns such as shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States No. 489,793, granted to me January 10, 1893.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved garment fitting pattern, arranged for conveniently and quickly taking the desired measure ofthe human body and to enable the operator to p at once cut thematerial from the pattern obtained.

1 The invention consists of certain parts and details, and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the improvement-detached from the body andshowing the edges for marking or cutting the material. Fig. 4. is

a sectional side elevation of the sliding button for the waist band. i Fig. 5 is aplan view of a strip made in sections; and Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified form of the articulated connection between a strip and plate.

The improved garment- .fitting pattern is provided with a series of plates A, B, O, D and E, made of leather, fabric, paper, or other suitable material, to readily conform to the shape of the personto be measured for a garment. The plate A forms the front or breast part of the garment, while the plate E forms the middle back part and the plates B, O, and D form the several parts extending between the back and breast.

The entire pattern is preferably arranged for use in measuring but one-half of the body, as the other half will be a counter part, and hence only one-half of the wearers body need be measured. The several plates A, B, O, D, and E are held temporarily in place on the wearers body by elastic bands F, G and H,

of which the elastic band F is crossed over the shoulders and is attached tppins F projecting from some of theplates. The elastic band G is passed around over the plates and is held'to the latter by engaging aperturesin the band with pins G on the plates. The

the other plates by engaging apertures in the bands withone of a series of aligning pins H projecting from the said plates. Each of the plates isprovided on one edge with an adjustable strip I preferably made of the same material as that of which the plates are made, each strip being supported on articulated connections J, made of two or more links pivo'tally-connected with each other and also pivotally-con nected with the respective strip and the corresponding plate.

The outeredge' of each strip I is adapted to conform to the edge of the next following plate at the time the several plates are ap plied on the wearers body, it being understood that the several strips, by closing or opening the articulated connections, are moved in or out, according to the configuration of the body to be measured, it, however,

being understood that the outer edge of a strip must abut snugly throughout its length on the adjacent edge of the next following plate, asis plainlyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

As each strip I is made of such material as leather, for instance, it is sufficiently flexible to readily bend the strip by opening or closing the corresponding articulated connections J, so as to bring the strip into the desiredshape to cause it to abut with its outer edge on the adjacent edge of the next following plate. The lower part of the second plate B a is preferably forked so as to more readily conform to theshape of the wearers body, the fork arms B and B? being formed by a recess cut in the plate as indicated inFig. 3.

On the inner edge of the fork arm 13 is formed an integral strip 1' similar to the strips I and adapted to be moved inward or outward by closing or opening the articulated connections, *so as to cause the strip to abut against the inner edge of the other fork arm B when the pattern is applied. The outer edge B of the fork arm B has its lower part formed with a strip I which may, like the strip 1', form an integral part of the arm B but is preferably composed of a series of links pivotally-connected with each other at their ends and pivotally-connected by articulated Connections J, to the arm 13 so as to permit of adjusting the lower part of the edge B to a nicety.

It is understood that the strip I of the plate 0 abuts with its lower part against the outer edge of the strip 1 which outer edge of the latter strip forms part of the edge B. In a similar manner the lower part of the edge C of the plate C is formed with a strip 1 similar in construction to the strip 1 and held adjustably by articulated connections J connecting the strip with the plate 0. This strip I is adapted to be engaged at its outer edge by the lower part of the strip I for the plate D at the time the pattern is applied. The plate D is similarly arranged, inasmuch as the lower part of its edge D is formed with an adjustable strip I similar to the strips 1*,

1 and the outer edge of this strip I is adapted to be engaged by the outer edge of the lower part of the strip I for the back plate E.

In order to form the shoulder and'neck, I connect with the upper ends of the strips I for the plates A, B, D and E adjustable strips L, L, L and L respectively, supported on articulated connections J, attached to the corresponding plates, as is plainly illustrated in Fig. 1, 2 and 3. The shoulder strip for each plate is made of several sections adapted to be moved one on the other, so as to extend or shorten the same according to the height of the shoulder or neck to be measured and fitted. Also to obtain the opening at the scye.

' Now, when the several plates are applied to the body of the person by means of the elastie bands F, G and H, then the several strips I, I, I 1 and I are adjusted until the corresponding edges meet, and the shoulder and neck strips are likewise moved outward, so as to obtain the proper line for the 'scye of the sleeve and the top shoulder line, as well as the line for the neck, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

The several plates, on account of being,

made of suitable flexible material, readily conform to the shape of the body, and. the strips I, 1', 1 ,1 and I, as well as the shoulder strips L, L, L and L readily bend to properly engage the corresponding edges, as above described. When this has been accomplished, the operator removes the elastic bands F, G

and H, to take off the plates A, B, O, D and tain the proper shape for the several pieces forming the garment. It will be seen that by this arrangement, the operator'is free to readily move the strips into the desired position, as the articulated connections permit such movement, and the individual links of each articulated connection are fitted together tight enough or are provided with friction washers, to retain the links in proper position after the articulated connection has been opened or closed to bring the strip to or from the desired plate, as above described. As illustrated in Fig. 5, each strip I may be made of individual sections 1 connected with each other at their ends by links N, so as to more readily adjust each strip in case the material should be too stiff and not sutficiently pliable for the purpose above described.

. As illustrated-in Fig. 6, each articulated connection is made of three links instead of two, as shown in the other figures, but I do not limit myself to any particular form of articulated connection.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A plate for a garment fitting pattern, the said plate being provided with an edge with an angular outline, and having pivotally secured to it, adjacent to its outer edge, the inner ends of a series of independent articulated links extending outwardly from the outer edge of the plate, and each consisting of a plurality of pivotally connected members, and a flexible strip connected with the outer ends of the outer members of the said articulated links, whereby any portion of the strip maybe moved toward or from the plate, substantially as shown and described.

2. A garment fitting pattern, comprising a series of plates adapted to be held on the wearers body, one alongside the other, one edge of each plate forming a drawing edge, a strip secured to each plate on the opposite edge from the said drawing edge and adapted to fit the adjacent drawing edge of the next following plate, so as to form a second drawing edge to mark on the goods to be cut, articulated connections between the said strips and their plates, separate adjustable strips held on some of the plates and forming part of the first named drawing edge, articulated connections between the said separate adjustable strips and their plates, shoulder strips held adjustable on the upper ends of sundry of the plates and pivotally-connected wit-h the said first named strips that are connected to the same plates, and articulated connections between the said shoulder strips and their plates, substantially as shown and described.

SIMON GHRISTIANSEN.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, G. SEDGWICK. 

